CNN

CNN is generally regarded as left-leaning in its editorial orientation, according to widely cited media-bias assessments — visible in its choice of stories, guests and framing on air. In the United States, USA Today and NBC News are listed as Centrist, while Fox News is listed as Right-leaning — so you can open CNN beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

Read CNN beside another title from the United States and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Broadcast newsrooms build around what can be shown and who can be booked, so CNN's online front page tends to track its on-air running order — watch which stories carry video and which are text-only. Because CNN is listed as left-leaning, the sharpest contrast is usually a right-leaning title from the United States on the same morning: the facts rarely differ, but which consequence is treated as the story often does.

This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed 2026-07-28. Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.